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LOR - Question [#permalink] New post   29 Oct 2006, 21:24
Paul,

Both of my recommendors are too busy. I will be asking too much if I ask them to submit seperate LORs for each school to which I am applying. My question is:

How wise it is to submit same LOR for each school that I am applying to?
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Re: LOR - Question [#permalink] New post   30 Oct 2006, 09:32
ps_dahiya wrote:
Paul,

Both of my recommendors are too busy. I will be asking too much if I ask them to submit seperate LORs for each school to which I am applying. My question is:

How wise it is to submit same LOR for each school that I am applying to?


ps_dahiya,

It's OK to submit a generic letter as long as it answers all of the school's specific questions. That is, you could have them a prepare a *composite* letter that addresses all of the reco questions of your first-choice schools. This will result in a longer letter that contains more material than each school is asking for, but that's preferable to a letter that does not answer all of the questions each school asks. Unfortunately, to optimize your odds at the top schools you really need to give them a letter that answers all their questions (for your safety schools you may not need to).

Hope this helps,
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Re: LOR - Question [#permalink] New post   30 Oct 2006, 10:56
pbodine wrote:
ps_dahiya wrote:
Paul,

Both of my recommendors are too busy. I will be asking too much if I ask them to submit seperate LORs for each school to which I am applying. My question is:

How wise it is to submit same LOR for each school that I am applying to?


ps_dahiya,

It's OK to submit a generic letter as long as it answers all of the school's specific questions. That is, you could have them a prepare a *composite* letter that addresses all of the reco questions of your first-choice schools. This will result in a longer letter that contains more material than each school is asking for, but that's preferable to a letter that does not answer all of the questions each school asks. Unfortunately, to optimize your odds at the top schools you really need to give them a letter that answers all their questions (for your safety schools you may not need to).

Hope this helps,


Thanks a lot Paul. You gave me a big relief.
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Re: LOR - Question [#permalink] New post   01 Nov 2006, 11:48
ps_dahiya wrote:
pbodine wrote:
ps_dahiya wrote:
Paul,

Both of my recommendors are too busy. I will be asking too much if I ask them to submit seperate LORs for each school to which I am applying. My question is:

How wise it is to submit same LOR for each school that I am applying to?


ps_dahiya,

It's OK to submit a generic letter as long as it answers all of the school's specific questions. That is, you could have them a prepare a *composite* letter that addresses all of the reco questions of your first-choice schools. This will result in a longer letter that contains more material than each school is asking for, but that's preferable to a letter that does not answer all of the questions each school asks. Unfortunately, to optimize your odds at the top schools you really need to give them a letter that answers all their questions (for your safety schools you may not need to).

Hope this helps,


Thanks a lot Paul. You gave me a big relief.


You're welcome.
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